St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-05
MONTANA WOMEN.
How They Acquire landed kstaees eed
Manage Their business Affairs.


How They Acquire Landed Estates ssd
Manage Their business Affairs.
In all political canvasses out this
way. when estimating the number oi
votes which may be cotinted upon 1T
the polls. the votes Of women are noted.
recognized and sought in every way.
says . Fort Keogh correspondent. The
poll-tax which every voter between
twenty -one and fifty is obliged to pay.
whether male or female. 10 especially for
school purposes. As one of the girls
puts it: Zone Of the principles fot
which the Revolutionary war WAS fought
was that taxation should have repre-
sentation; and the justice Of the prin-
ciple is as unGuestioned to-day IS it was
one hundred years ago
As farmers the ladies are also entitled
to the cake. Woman has been typified
as tender vine clinginS to The sturdy
oak. which is supposed to be emblem
attic of strong man. Out here in the
free Nor;hw il is quit, the reverse.
and every day one can see or hear of
examples where the gentler sex prove
supporting oak to the weak tendril. man.
A well-known married woman a little
west of here. whose husband has been
absent nine months out of the twelve
looking after horses and rounding-ur
cattle. during the past spring and sum-
mer did all alone and unaided her own
blowing. When plow.ng-time came
this enterprising mother constructed a
box on the pillow on which to carry her
baby. and thus she plowed the burrows.
She then proceeded to harrow. plant
and cultivate, and in this way produced
fine crop. which she harvested and
packed away by the time the old man
came home. This is only one example
out of hundred. Some of the girls in
Dakota and Montana have taken to
editing newspapers. As . rule, the
papers edited by the territorial girls are
4 credit to journalism. Miss NJ. 5.
Mills has. besides getting out on time
the weekly edition of the Hawley Star,
proved up presumption. planted five
acres on tree claim. built saw-mill.
and raised the largest cabbage in the
Her turnips looked like veri-
table cart-wheels. and took the first
prize at the agricultural fair. The
damsel now has the modest lump of
four hundred and eighty acres in her
own right. 81
The solution of the woman problem
seems to be that = woman may do
whatever she can. Girls on the prai-
Of Dakota and Montana are now
wing alone. in isolated cabins. miles
from humanity. and vet they arc safer
in all respects than in Ia sc Eastern
cities These plucky homestea lers
spend whole summers alone on their
claims. and ne ther fear, nor have
cause to fear. the least intrusion. Such
absolute fire I'd pm from all restraint is
rarely enjoyed by anybody; bu. here it
is fact and no mistake. True. it is
4 little lonesome ut times. but then
when the girls are in pairs one can
ride. walk. run. Saunter, wear old
clothes, . sun-bonnct or hat. can SIM,
,hoat. carol. triIl, chant in seven oc-
Iaves. and nobody to complain about
i. They are free and dlight-hearted. of
and the very picture of rosy
health. Most all of them can shoot.
and when they do. If necessary. they
shoot 10 kill.
Recently Mr.. and Mrs. Evans were
)ut to- their stock ranch near the moath
Df Belt creek. to look after their cattle.
They were on horseback. and after
gathering the animals together and
;uantin. them found that dozen or so
we're missing. MIR. Evans then started
across Belt creek. where he hal seen
numb r of heal the day before. in
I,ru ting Mrs. Evans to go back about
/ mile and take trail up to the ranch.
IN the lookout for any missing cattle.
on . place where they would
meet. She had not proceeded far.
however. when she saw in . little
,asin before her three of their calves
md two enormous gray wolves with
hem. the latter engaged in tho pleasant
,astime of eating the calves alive. On
he iAapulse of the moment. never
linking of danger, Mrs. Evans lashed
Up the pony and was soon in the midst
If the wolves and their prey. Then
The industriously laid about her with
Ter riding-whip. driving the wolves
,ack. although they were snarling mad |
md exceedingly savage about leaving. !
The wolves made dash at her, where
,pon the pony SHE'D and nearly un.
seated the fair equestrian. but she !
quickly recovered her balance. and
lashed back at the brutes with such .
Energy and determination that they
led from the field and left the brave
woman in absolute possession. Two Of
he calves died from their injuries that /
light. and the other one was literally |
orn to pieces. When it is considered
hat hunters and cowboys, we'll armed.
onetimes hesitate to attack the fero-
ious gray wolf on the prairie. it is all ,
he more astonishing to think that one
alone and unarmed. would
|are to attack and do up two such
in such = brilliant style as
frs. Evans handled her brace Of gray |
ustomers. Paiiade!phia Press.
A Hint to Girls.